Group Manager, Financial Crime Americas - Adyen

Ayden

Actively hiring
Chicago, IL · São Paulo Posted 83 days ago $160,000–$220,000 / year
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TL;DR

As the Group Manager for Financial Crime in the Americas at Adyen, you will lead and develop a high-performing team across Chicago and São Paulo, overseeing complex investigations and serving as the final escalation point for AML, sanctions, and fraud cases. Your role involves monitoring regulatory developments to enhance controls and policies, driving operational excellence through data insights and automation, and building team capability through hiring and training. You will need at least six years of experience in AML or financial crime within a financial institution, PSP, issuing bank, or fintech, with strong leadership skills and the ability to interpret complex data. Experience in payments or FinTech is preferred, along with full professional proficiency in English for clear communication with senior stakeholders.

Skills

AML Sanctions Financial_Crime Transaction_Monitoring Fraud_Prevention Risk_Management Data_Analysis Automation Quality_Assurance Root_Cause_Analysis CI/CD Python R SQL Tableau Regulatory_Reporting Compliance KPI_Driven_Environment

What you'll do

  • Lead and develop the Americas Financial Crime organization, overseeing teams in Chicago and São Paulo.
  • Oversee complex financial crime investigations, serving as the final escalation point for AML, sanctions, and fraud cases.
  • Monitor emerging trends in AML, sanctions, and financial crime to enhance controls and risk coverage.
  • Implement and continuously improve policies and procedures for transaction monitoring and regulatory reporting.
  • Build team capability through hiring, training, and leadership mentorship to ensure sustained high performance.
  • Drive operational excellence using data insights and automation to deliver scalable monitoring capabilities.

What we're looking for

  • Over 6 years of experience in AML, sanctions screening, or broader financial crime compliance.
  • Proven leadership in building and mentoring high-performing teams within a financial institution or fintech.
  • Strong analytical skills for interpreting complex data and identifying risk trends.
  • Experience in designing scalable processes and controls for transaction monitoring and regulatory reporting.
  • Effective communication and collaboration with senior stakeholders in fast-paced global environments.
  • Full professional proficiency in English, including clear written and verbal communication skills.
  • Willingness to travel internationally as required.

Market check

Salary context

This $160,000–$220,000 range sits above 54% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$149,800–$216,900

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$149,580–$223,750

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Ayden

Adyen is a global payments platform that provides end-to-end payment processing, merchant acquiring, and issuing solutions to large global companies, enabling them to accept payments anywhere in the world. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Ayden currently has 107 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $180,000–$243,000 across 37 roles with salary data.

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